Fort Wayne District
Indiana State Police
Criminal Investigation Division
Fort Wayne District #22
The Indiana State Police are requesting information on the following cold cases within the Fort Wayne District.
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Indiana State Police
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976
- Bruce Moser 01/04/1978
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22F03486
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 01/04/1978
County: Wells
Location of Offense: State Road 3, 1/8 mile north of Wells and Blackford County Line
Circumstances: On January 4, 1978, Bruce Moser went home to pick up his wife for an appointment in town. Both Bruce Moser and his wife were tied up during the course of the crime. Margaret Moser was sexually assaulted and both victims were shot several times in the head, leaving a small child alive and alone in the residence.
Anyone with information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976 - Margaret Moser 01/04/1978
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22F03486
Age: 22
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 01/04/1978
County: Wells
Location of Offense: State Road 3, 1/8 mile north of Wells and Blackford County Line
Circumstances: On January 4, 1978, Bruce Moser went home to pick up his wife for an appointment in town. Both Bruce Moser and his wife were tied up during the course of the crime. Margaret Moser was sexually assaulted and both victims were shot several times in the head, leaving a small child alive and alone in the residence.
Anyone with information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976 - April Marie Tinsley 04/01/1988
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22-15479
Age: 8
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 04/01/1988
County: DeKalb and Allen
Location of Offense: Unknown
Circumstances: On April 4, 1988, the body of the victim was found in a ditch along CR 68 in southeastern DeKalb county. The victim had been missing from her neighborhood in Fort Wayne since the afternoon of April 1, 1988, when she never arrived home from school. The cause of death was ruled a homicide.
Anyone having information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976 - Sheri R. Herr 10/13/1989
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22-17939
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 10/13/1989
County: Wells
Location of Offense: 8565 West 900 South, Warren, IN
Circumstances: On October 13, 1989, the victim was home alone at the time of the murder. She was was found deceased in her bedroom later in the day by a family member. The cause of death was blunt force trauma.
Anyone with information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976 - Sherri L. Pearson 09/22/1993
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22-23651
Age: 27
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 09/12/1993
County: Noble
Location of Offense: 1214 S. Garden St., Kendallville, IN
Circumstances: On September 12, 1993, the body of the victim was found in the living room of her residence following a fire at the residence. The cause of the fire was ruled arson and the victim's cause of death was ruled homicide.
Anyone having information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976 - Darleen E. Anderson 10/21/2005
Page title: Darleen E. Anderson 10/21/2005Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22F40438
Age: 57
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 10/21/2005
County: LaGrange
Location of Offense: 6270 East 250 North, LaGrange, IN
Circumstances: On October 21, 2005, the body of Darleen E. Anderson was found inside her residence. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and was ruled to be a homicide. Mrs. Anderson’s husband, Terry A. Anderson, was found dead in one of the outbuildings on the property. Items were found to be missing from the property.
Anyone with information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976 - Terry A. Anderson 10/21/2005
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22F40438
Age: 60
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 10/21/2005
County: LaGrange
Location of Offense: 6270 East 250 North, LaGrange, IN
Circumstances: On October 21, 2005, the body of Terry A. Anderson was found in an outbuilding on his property. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and was ruled to be a homicide. Mr. Anderson’s wife, Darleen E. Anderson, was found dead inside the residence. Items were found to be missing from the property.
Anyone with information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976 - Erin Ruth Justin 06/21/2011
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 22F47713
Age: 36
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Case Date: 06/21/2011
County: Noble
Location of Offense: Bartley Lake, Albion, IN
Circumstances: It is believed that sometime between 06-21-11 and 07-20-11, the victim was killed in an unknown manner and then chained to a cinder block and dumped into Bartley Lake, where a fisherman found her on 07-20-11. The cause of death was ruled to be a homicide.
Anyone with information concerning this case, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
1-260-432-8661 or 1-800-552-0976
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